Roseshell Sampson, left, Sharon McKinney, center, and Tierney Gaines smile while watching the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade pass by on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Liberty City in Miami, Fla.

Five months after canceling the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade because of an unprecedented snow storm in Pensacola, Thursday's rescheduled parade will start an hour early due to heat concerns.

MIAMI — Since 1977, long before Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a federal holiday, Miami’s historically-Black Liberty City neighborhood has played host to a parade in the civil rights leader’s honor.

St. Pete City Council reviewed a contract for new MLK parade organizers. Residents are worried about how Florida DOGE reviews could impact the MLK parade. Council approved a $230,000 annual contract ...